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Photographic  Views 

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College  Buildings, 

WITH  DESCRIPTION,  TOGETHER  WITH 

Some  of  the  Principal  Streets  and  Public  Buildings 

Or  THE  TOWN  Or  AMHERST. 


Photographed,  Engraved  and  Published  by 


4.  L.  LOVELL.  Amherst,  Mass. 
I.  L.  R.  MINOR.  Utica,  N.  Y. 


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Entered  according;  to  Act  of  Congress  in  the  year  1804  by 
I.  L.  R.  MINOR  and  J.  L.  LOVELL, 
in  the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress. 


Engravings  made  by  Photographs  taken  by 

I.  L.R.  MINOR,  J.    L.   LOVELL,  ' 

Utica,  N.  Y.  Amherst,  Mass. 

Printed  and  Bound  by 

L.    C.    CHILDS    &    SON, 

Utica,  N.  Y. 


INTRODUCTION. 

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AMHERST  COLLEGE    was   the    outgrowth   from    the   Amherst   Academy,  which  was  opened  in 
1 8 14.      In  18 1  8,  after  more  than    $51,000  had    been  pledged,  in  conditional  subscriptions,  to  a 
fund  for   "indigent   young  men   with  the  ministry  in   view,"   it  was  decided  to  found  the  "  Col- 
legiate Charitable  Institution."      Under  this  name    Amherst    College  was   opened  in  September,   1821. 
After  a  long  struggle  against   determined   opposition,  the  State  granted   the  trustees  a  charter  under 
the  name  of  Amherst  College. 

The  College  has  had  six  presidents  :  Zephaniah  Swift  Moore,  D.  D. ,  182  1-1823  >  Heman  Hum- 
phrey, D.  D.,  1823-1845  ;  Edward  Hitchcock,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  1845-1854;  William  Augustus 
Stearns,    D.  D.,    LL    D.,     1854-1876;    Julius    Hawley   Seelye,    D.  D.,    LL.   D.,    1876- 1890;     Merrill 

Edward  Gates,    Ph.   I).,  LL.   D.,    L.   H.  1).,    1890 .       The    government    is   vested    in    a    Board   of 

Trustees,  of  whom  five  are  elected  by  the  votes  of  the  Alumni.  The  internal  affairs  are  controlled  by 
the  Faculty,  consisting  of  twenty-two  professors,  nine  assistant  professors  and  instructors,  of  whom 
the  president  is  the  executive.      The  average  number  of  students  is  about  four  hundred. 


General  View  College. 


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THIS  view,  taken  from  the  Library,  shows  nearly  all  the  College  buildings,  with  the  College  fence 
in  the  foreground,  and  is  the  first  view  of  the  College  grounds  and  buildings,  as  one  approaches 
from  Pleasant  street. 


College  Chapel,  North  and  South  Colleges. 

SOUTH  College,  the  oldest  building  on  the  College  grounds,  erected  in  1820,  is  used  as  a  dormi- 
tory. In  1891  it  was  extensively  altered  and  modernized.  The  chapel,  erected  in  1827,  is  now 
used  for  morning  prayers  and  recitation  rooms.  North  College,  erected  in  1822,  has  also  been  mod- 
ernized, and  is  used  for  the  same  purposes  as  South  College. 


Williston  Hall. 

WAS  erected  in  185 7 — 5 8  through  the  liberality  of  Hon.  Samuel  Williston.  It  contains  recitation 
rooms,  and  the  third  floor  is  occupied  by  the  "Mather  Collection  of  Art."  In  the  hallway  of 
the  main  entrance  is  a  brass  field  piece,  captured  at  the  battle  of  Newberne,  upon  which  is  engraved 
the  names  of  Amherst  students  who  fell  in  that  battle. 


Walker  Hall. 

ORIGINALLY  erected  in  1871  through  the  generosity  of   Dr.  W.  J.  Walker.      Destroyed    by  fire 
in  1882,  it  was  rebuilt,  as  it  now  stands,  in  1883.      It  contains  lecture  and  recitation  rooms  and 
offices  for  the  College  officers. 


Barrett  Gymnasium. 

ERECTED  in  icS6o,  and  was  named  for  Dr.  Benjamin  Barrett,  a  large  contributor  to  the  fund   for 
its  erection.      Amherst  was  the  first  College  to  introduce  gymnastic  exercise  as  a  part  of  regular 
College  work.      This  building  will  be  occupied  for  a  geological  cabinet. 


Pratt  Gymnasium  of  Amherst  College. 

THE  Pratt  Gymnasium  was  completed  in  1884,  and  cost  $68,000.  It  is  constructed  of  brick,  with 
brown  stone  trimmings.  It  received  its  name  in  honor  of  Mr.  Charles  M.  Pratt,  of  the  class  of 
1879,  through  whose  generosity  it  was  erected.  It  is  well  lighted  and  ventilated.  The  first  floor 
contains  the  office  of  the  Professor  of  Hygiene  and  Physical  Culture,  large  dressing  rooms,  and  main 
hall.  The  second  floor  contains,  among  other  rooms,  a  billiard  room — the  only  one  in  this  country 
connected  with  a  college  gymnasium.  In  the  basement  are  found  the  base-ball  cage,  bowling  alleys 
and  sparring  room. 


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College   Church. 

ERECTED  in  1870-71  from  designs  by  W.  A.  Potter,  of  New  York.  The  late  Wm.  F.  Stearns, 
son  of  Pres.  Stearns,  contributed  the  larger  portion  of  the  funds  for  its  erection.  The  gable  ends 
of  the  building  are  decorated  by  curious  carvings  emblematical  of  the  Christian  Church.  The  spire 
contains  a  chime  of  eight  bells  presented  by  Geo.  Howe,  of  Boston,  as  a  memorial  of  Amherst's  sons 
who  fell  in  the  Civil  War. 


College  Church,  Interior, 

THIS  illustration  shows  the  organ,  the  right  transept,  and  the  carved  pillar  at  the   entrance.      The 
seating  capacity  is  about  six  hundred.      Upou  the    walls  are    tablets  in   memory  of  the  lives   of 
President  Stearns,  William  F.  Stearns  and  Prof.  Mather. 


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Applcton  Cabinet. 

ERECTED  in  1855,  and  named  from  the  Hon.  Samuel  Appleton.  It  contains  the  Hitchcock 
Ichnological  Collection,  the  Gilbert  Museum  of  Indian  Relics,  and  the  Adams  Zoological  Collec- 
tion. About  one  hundred  specimens  from  the  celebrated  Audubon  collection  of  birds  are  also  on 
exhibition. 


Woods  Cabinet  and  Observatory. 

THE  Woods  Cabinet,  named  from  its  principal  donor,  Hon.  J.  B.  Woods,  contains  all  the  geolog- 
ical collections  of  the  College,  comprising  about  25,000  specimens.  The  Observatory  con- 
tains a  seven  and  one-quarter-inch  telescope  by  Clark,  and  other  instruments  chiefly  employed  for 
educational  purposes. 


Laboratory. 

ERECTED  in  1893-94,  on  ground  recently  acquired  from  the   Boltwood  estate;    contains  labora- 
tories  devoted   to   Chemistry  and  Physics,  and    is  well  equipped  with  apparatus  for  the  purposes 
of  lecture   illustration. 


President's  Residence,  Library  and  College  Hall. 

"""HE  President's  house  was  erected  in  1834,  and  remodeled  in  1891.    The  Library,  erected  in  1853, 

remodeled  and  enlarged,  1882,  contains  sixty  thousand  volumes  selected  mainly  for  the  purposes 

of  study.      It  now  bears  the  name  of    "The  Henry  T.  Morgan  Library."      College  Hall,  formerly  the 

place  of  worship  of  the  First  Congregational    Church,  was    purchased   by  the   College  in  1867,  and  is 

used  for  commencement  exercises  and  lectures. 


Library  Rending  Room. 

THIS  large  and  finely  lighted  room,  situated  on  the  second  floor  of   the  Library  building,  contains 
reference  books  and    periodical   literature.      Upon  its  walls  are  paintings  of  the  first  five   presi- 
dents of  the  College,  a  number  of  its  professors  and  benefactors. 


Hitchcock  Half. 

rORMERLY  the  residence  of    Hon.  Lucius    Boltvvood  and    is  now  used  as  the  College    Commons, 
with  a  capacity  of  about  one  hundred  table  boarders. 


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Art  Gallery, 

SITUATED  on  the  third  floor  of  Williston  Hall.  This  collection,  consisting  of  plaster  casts,  was 
established  by  the  late  Prof.  R.  H.  Mather,  and  bears  his  name.  It  is  one  of  the  finest  collec- 
tions of  casts  in  the  State,  and  contains,  among  others,  full-sized  casts — the  only  ones  in  existence — 
of  the  Crawford  doors  of  the  Capitol  at  Washington. 


Alpha  Delta  Phi  House. 

SITUATED  on  the  north  corner  of  Pleasant  and  Sellen  streets,  was  erected  in  1890.      This  chapter, 
the  first  Greek-letter  fraternity  at  Amherst,  was  established  in    1837.      The  fraternity  originated 
at  Hamilton  College  in  1832,  and  now  consists  of  twenty-one  undergraduate  chapters. 


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Psi  Upsilon  House. 

SITUATED  on  the  south  corner  of  Pleasant  and  Sellen  streets.  It  was  originally  the  residence  of 
the  first  president  of  the  College.  The  chapter  purchased  it  in  1879.  This  chapter  was  estab- 
lished in  1 841.  The  fraternity  was  founded  in  11833  at  Union  College,  and  is  composed  of  nineteen 
undergraduate  -chapters. 


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Delta  Kappa  Epsi/on  House. 

SITUATED   on    Oak    Grove    Hill.      This    property    was  acquired  by  the   fraternity  in    1885.      The 
chapter  was  established    in  1846.      The  fraternity  was   founded  at    Yale  University  in    1844,  dna 
consists  of  thirty-four  undergraduate  chapters. 


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Delta  Up  si  I  on  House. 

SITUATED  on    South  Pleasant   St.,  was  purchased  by  the   fraternity  in    1883.       This  chapter  was 
established  in  1847.      The  fraternity  originated  at   Williams  College   in    [834,  and  is    ncf.v   com- 
posed of  tw3:ity-seven  un  Ijrgraduate  chapters. 


Chi  Psi  House. 

SITUATED    on    the  corner  of    Northampton   and   South  Prospect  streets.      It   was  erected  by  the 
chapter  in  1884.      The  chapter  was    established   in  1864.      The  fraternity  was   founded   in   1841, 
at  Union  College,  and  is  now  composed  of  eighteen  undergraduate  chapters. 


Beta  Theta  Pi  house. 

SITUATED  upon  north  corner  of  College  street  and  Maple  avenue.  Purchased  by  the  chapter  in 
1886.  This  chapter,  the  outgrowth  of  a  local  society,  the  "Torch  and  Crown,"  received  its 
charter  in  1883.  The  fraternity  was  founded  at  Miami  University  in  1839,  and  consists  of  fifty-eight 
undergraduate  chapters. 


Chi  Phi  House. 

THIS  building,  situated  on  College  street,  was  erected  by  the  chapter  in  1885.      This  chapter  was 
instituted  in   [873.      The  fraternity  was  founded  at  Princeton  in  1854,  and  comprises  twenty-two 
undergraduate  chapters. 


Theta  Delta  Chi  House. 

SITUATED  on  the  corner  of  Northampton  street  and  Lincoln  avenue,  and  was  purchased   by  the 
chapter  in  1889.      This   chapter  was  established   in  18S5.      The  fraternity  was  founded  in    1846, 
at  Union  College,  and  consists  of  twenty-two  undergraduate  chapters. 


Phi  Delta  Theta  House. 

SITUATED  on  the  south  corner  of  College  street  and  Maple  avenue.  This  society  formerly  occu- 
pied the  residence  of  Prof.  W.  C.  Esty.  This  chapter  was  instituted  in  1888.  Originally 
founded  at  Miami  University  in  1848.  The  fraternity  now  consists  of  sixty-seven  undergraduate 
chapters. 


Phi  Gamma  Delta  House. 

SITUATED  on  North  Pleasant  street.      This  chapter,  the  youngest  fraternity  at  Amherst,  was  in- 
stituted in  December,   1893.      Founded  at  Washington  and    Jefferson  college  in  1848,  the  frater- 
nity now  consists  of  forty-eight  undergraduate  chapters. 


Grand  Stand,  Pratt  Field. 

PRATT  FIELD,  situated  on  Northampton  street,  and  devoted  to  athletics,  was  presented  to  the 
College  in  1890,  by  F.  B.  Pratt  of  the  class  of  '87.  The  Grand  Stand  was  erected  in  1891,  and 
has  a  seating  capacity  of  about  four  hundred.  It  also  contains  bath  rooms,  dressing  rooms  and  other 
conveniences  for  the  College  athletic  teams. 


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Residence  of  Prof.  W.  S.  Tyler. 

ITUATED  upon  Oak  Grove  Hill.      This  house  was  the  birth  place  of  Helen  Hunt  Jackson,  whose 
nom-dc-plume,   "  H.  H.,"  is  familiar  to  all. 


Residence  of  Prof.  J.  M.  Tyler. 

^T*  ITUATED,  also,  upon  Oak  Grove  Hill,  adjoining  the  residence  of  Prof.  W.  S.  Tyler. 


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Northampton  Street. 

HIS  illustration  shows  Northampton  street    looking  west,  with  the   residences  of    Professors  Neill 
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Pleasant  Street,  looking  South. 

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View  of  Common. 

OOKING  north,  showing  the  east  side  of  the  Common  and  Maple  avenue. 


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Looking  East  from  College  Chare b. 

HIS  panorama  gives  a  view  of  a  portion  of  Amherst's  manufacturing  interests,  and   the  village  of 
East  Amherst,  with  Pelham  hills  in  the  distance. 


Main  Street. 

LOOKING  east  from  the  Town  Hall.      This  street   leads  to   East  Amherst  and  Pelham.      The  por- 
tion   here  represented   is  bordered  by  parallel   rows    of   elm   trees,    whose    interlacing  branches 
almost  arch  the  street.      The  First  Congregational  Church  is  prominently  shown  upon  the  right. 


The  Town  Hall. 

ERECTED  in  1889,  at  a  cost  of  $58,000,  from  plans  by  H.  S.  McKay,  Architect,  Boston,  Mass. 
It  is  picturesque  in  design  and  is  built  of  brick  and  granite.  It  contains  offices  for  the  transac- 
tion of  town  business,  the  Public  Library,  the  District  Court  Room,  &c,  in  addition  to  the  main  hall 
seating  between  800  and  900  people. 


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